Chapter 55 The expected result With
such explosive news coming out of the Shangshu Mansion, it naturally became the subject of discussion among the upper class of the entire capital, and even ordinary people were talking about it.
After all, the so-called secrets of the nobles were very attractive to them.
Just when everyone was discussing whether Miss Li really hired a killer to kill the eldest lady of the Chengguo Mansion, the Chengguo Mansion took someone to Jingzhao Mansion, saying that this person broke into their Chengguo Mansion in the middle of the night a few days ago, intending to commit murder, and was captured by their guards.
It's just that the mansion has been dealing with the servants' disorderly behavior in the past few days, so there was no time to send this person to Jingzhao Mansion. Now that the affairs in the mansion have been dealt with, it's time to deal with this person's affairs.
The chief steward of the Duke Cheng's Mansion said to the Prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, "Sir, this man broke into our Duke's Mansion in the middle of the night. Who knows why he came here? Our Duke and the Crown Prince are both guarding the border!"
The Prefect was cheered up!
Could it be a spy who wanted to sneak into the Duke Cheng's Mansion to steal border defense maps or something like that?
He must be interrogated very carefully!
"Take him to jail!"
The man in black, who had just drunk some rice soup before coming out and had managed to cheer up a little, was stunned when he heard the conversation between the two.
What, what does that mean? He was paid to kill that Miss Xu! Listening to the words of the steward, why does it seem to imply that he is a spy and came secretly against the army?
He is not! He is innocent! He doesn't want to go to jail, he is not a spy!
Then, before the prefect even started to use the torture, the man confessed everything so quickly!
After hearing this, the prefect didn't know whether to sympathize with Xu, the niece of the Duke of Cheng's Mansion, or with the Minister of War.
This was no small matter, and Jingzhao Prefecture immediately brought people to the Minister of War's Mansion.
With such a big incident at home, the Minister of War also hurriedly asked for leave to return home. Before he could even sit down in the chair, people from Jingzhao Prefecture came to the door.
At first, Lord Li wanted to refuse, but was stopped by the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture in a few words.
His coming to the Li Mansion was already giving face to him, the Minister of War, otherwise he would have directly sent a message to let Miss Li go to Jingzhao Prefecture for interrogation.
So Lord Li had no choice but to bring him to his daughter's yard and interrogate him through the screen.
He told the man's confession, and Li Qingru denied it flatly!
"Sir, I am just an ordinary lady, how could I have the courage to hire someone to kill someone? There must be some misunderstanding, someone must be framing me!"
He was about to ask again, but Li Qingru's maid suddenly knelt down with a plop and admitted in tears: "Sir, you don't have to interrogate my young lady. My young lady is indeed innocent. She knows nothing! I did all this. I secretly took the young lady's money to find someone outside. I thought Miss Xu... so I thought of helping the young lady get rid of her, so that I could keep the young lady's secret!"
"What? Hongrui, you actually did all these things! How dare you... Do you know that you have harmed your young lady!"
Mrs. Li said in shock.
Hong Rui kowtowed several times, "It's all my fault. I shouldn't have acted on my own and implicated the young lady."
Li Qingru was also shocked and unbelievable, "So my jade pendant is also yours..."
"Yes, it's all my fault. Those three people refused to believe me before, so I had to give them the young lady's jade pendant, saying that I would return the jade pendant after the matter was done, and I would give the rest of the money. But I didn't expect..."
Li Qingru's face turned pale, and she scolded bitterly, "You are confused! How could you do such a thing?"
The prefect of Jingzhao sat aside and watched them, the master and servant, perform a drama of deep affection with an expressionless face.
In fact, he had almost expected such an outcome before he came.
Lord Li would never let his legitimate daughter bear the crime of hiring a murderer to kill the young lady of the Chengguo Mansion.
In comparison, if a maid betrayed her master, at most she would be accused of lax discipline. If Li Qingru's crime was really proven, not only she, but also the entire Minister of War's Mansion, and even himself would be in trouble.
In the end, he had to bring the maid back.
The news soon reached the Chengguo Mansion and Xu Muhua's ears.
She was not surprised at this result.
Li Qingru was not stupid. She would definitely not hire a murderer to do it herself. It could only be her maid or other trusted servants. It's just that she underestimated her too much and didn't take her seriously at all. She thought that things could be done, so there was no need to hide anything.
Who knew, she would suffer a setback.
No matter what, her father, the Minister of War, would definitely clean up the mess for her.
But it doesn't matter. Li Qingru is almost ruined. She can't survive in the capital anymore, let alone marry into a high-ranking family and become a high-ranking mistress.
The best outcome is to marry far away. The worst outcome is that she might be "sick and dead" by the Li family in a short time, and then secretly sent to the manor.
Sure enough, when this matter was making a lot of noise and everyone was talking about the innocence of Miss Li, it was reported that Li Qingru hanged herself! And she also left a suicide note, saying that she was innocent and could only prove it this way.
Well, she proved her innocence by committing suicide, so... she should be innocent, right? As for that day, was it probably because the woman had her period?
Anyway, with Li Qingru's suicide, she more or less restored some reputation for herself and the Li family.
People always sympathize with the weak.
If Li Qingru hadn't died, these rumors would have followed her and the Li family for her whole life. But now that she hanged herself to prove her innocence, all the rumors disappeared.
"The Li family is really cruel! Li Qingru died not long after she came of age."
"Miss, did Miss Li really hang herself?"
Xu Muhua spread her hands and shrugged: "Who knows if she is really dead? But no matter whether she is really dead or fake, Li Qingru can only be dead in the future." Even if she
didn't die, she would have to change her name and leave her hometown!
Not to mention living the life of a rich lady.
For Li Qingru, this is worse than death, right?
Look, you will suffer for your own mistakes!
Shi Liu wrinkled her nose: "She deserves it, who made her so vicious."
After thinking for a while, Shi Liu said with some emotion: "It seems that people really can't do bad things!"
Once you do something bad, there will be retribution.
Xu Muhua glanced at the innocent little maid and shook her head. He really couldn't bear to hit her pure heart.
The so-called retribution is just not strong enough. There are so many people who do bad things, but how many of them have the so-called retribution? On the contrary, there are more people who eat delicious food, drink spicy drinks, and enjoy to the fullest.